The 2017–18 EHF Champions League was the 25th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.
Győri Audi ETO KC defended their title by defeating HC Vardar in the final.
Competition format 16 teams participated in the competition, divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the main round
Main round The 12 qualified teams were divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points gained against the qualified teams in the first round were carried over. The top four teams in each group qualified for the quarterfinals.
Knockout stage After the quarterfinals, the culmination of the season, the WOMEN'S EHF FINAL4, will continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.
Team allocation 14 teams were directly qualified for the group stage.
Group stage FC Midtjylland Nykøbing Falster Håndbold Brest Bretagne Handball Metz Handball SG BBM Bietigheim FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Győri Audi ETO KC HC Vardar ŽRK Budućnost Larvik HK Vistal Gdynia CSM București Rostov-Don RK KrimQualification tournaments Hypo Niederösterreich HC Gomel Podravka Koprivnica Thüringer HC Vipers Kristiansand CB Atlético Guardés H 65 Höör Kastamonu Belediyesi
Round and draw dates The qualification draw was held in Vienna, Austria, the group stage draw in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the final four draw in Budapest, Hungary.
PhaseDraw dateQualification tournaments29 June 2017Group stage30 June 2017Knockout stageFinal Four17 April 2018
Qualification stage
The draw was held on 29 June 2017. The two winners of the qualification tournaments advanced to the group stage.
Qualification tournament 1
Qualification tournament 2
Group stage
The draw was held on 30 June 2017.
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
TiebreakersIn the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie); Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
The top three teams of each preliminary group advance. Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group are carried over.
In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
The first four placed teams from the main round qualified for the knockout stage.
Quarterfinals
Final four
Final
Awards and statistics All-Star Team The all-star team and awards were announced on 11 May 2018.
Goalkeeper: Right wing: Right back: Centre back: Left back: Left wing: Pivot:
Other awards MVP of the Final Four: Best coach: Best young player: Best defence player:
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Cristina Neagu CSM București1102 Iveta Luzumová Thüringer HC1053 Andrea Penezić HC Vardar924 Veronica Kristiansen FC Midtjylland915 Johanna Westberg Nykøbing Falster766 Ana Gros Metz Handball747 Milena Raičević ŽRK Budućnost728 Anita Görbicz Győri Audi ETO KC709 Andrea Lekić HC Vardar6910 Nerea Pena FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria66 Anna Vyakhireva Rostov-Don Isabelle Gulldén CSM București
References
External links Official website